Anganwadi employees getting the show-casue notification from a postman, at their fast-unto-death camp at Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada on Thursday.|Picture Credit: K.V.S. GIRI
The Andhra Pradesh federal government on January 18 (Thursday) served show-cause notifications on the Anganwadi employees and assistants, who were on a fast-unto-death strike at the Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada.
Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department Project Directors of different districts served the notifications through the Postal Department personnel.
“In the notifications, the federal government has actually directed the agitating Anganwadi employees to react within 10 days, or face disciplinary action,” stated an Anganwadi assistant, Rama Lakshmi, who was on indefinite cravings strike.
“This is the 2nd time that the State federal government is threatening us by releasing notifications,” Srujana, another striking employee, informed The Hindu
“We were upseting for the last 38 days and released indefinite quick from January 17. The federal government, rather of fixing the issues through discussion, is serving notifications and has actually conjured up ESMA on us,” stated CITU-affiliated A.P. Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ Union State basic secretary K. Subbaravamma.
In all, 17 ladies, consisting of the Anganwadi employees and assistants of numerous districts and leaders of the A.P. Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ Unions of IFTU, AITUC and CITU, who had actually been heading the agitation were on quick unto death, stated A.P. Pragathiseela Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ Union State basic secretary V.R. Jyothi.
The authorities set up tight security at the fasting camp at Dharna Chowk as a preventive step.